- 2020.12.23
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Drivers of Construction Lumber and Engineered Wood Demand in Japan
Construction sector has been the primary consumer of softwood lumber and engineered wood products in Japan. Japan’s long-term demographic trends coupl……
- 2020.12.23
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Expansion of Support Payments for Rice and New 2021 Rice Production Targets
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) added rice to its COVID-19 economic stimulus product sales promotion program in response t……
- 2020.12.15
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Citrus Annual
Japan’s Unshu Mikan production is expected to recover in MY 2020/21 following poor harvest in MY 2019/20. Increased household consumption of oranges d……
- 2020.12.14
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Forage Market Update
In 2019, Japanese production of forage crops accounted for 77 percent of demand. Japan imports approximately 2.5 million tons of hay and straw annuall……
- 2020.12.04
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Revisions to COVID-19 Economic Relief Support Programs
In April, Japan established a series of programs funded by a 545 billion yen (US$5.2 billion) supplementary budget to support the food, agriculture, f……
- 2020.12.02
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ALIC Tenders 750 MT of High Protein NFDM
On November 26, the Agriculture and Livestock Industries Corporation (ALIC) announced that it had successfully tendered 750 metric tons (MT) of non-fa……
- 2020.12.02
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HPAI Spreads to Largest Broiler Producing Region
On December 1, the Government of Japan announced that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) had been detected in Miyazaki prefecture, making it the……
- 2020.12.01
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Japanese Standards for Raw Oyster Imports
Fresh oyster imports to Japan must comply with Japan’s (i) Specific Standard for Oysters for Raw Consumption and (ii) Handling of Toxic Shellfish Cont……
- 2020.11.18
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MHLW Proposes Limiting SRM Scope for Domestic Cattle
On November 12, Japan’s Food Safety Commission (FSC) Prion Subcommittee began its review of a proposal by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (……
- 2020.11.07
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Biofuels Annual
To meet its 2020 biofuel target amid declining gasoline demand due to COVID-19, Japan increases its average bioethanol blend rate to 1.9 percent. Japa……